IDQ11250
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Eastern Gulf of Carpentaria
Issued at 3:04 pm EST on Tuesday 18 December 2012

Please be aware
Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum
waves may be up to twice the height

IDQ1125003
Warning Summary at issue time
Nil.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site
www.bom.gov.au/qld

Weather Situation
A  weak pressure pattern over tropical Queensland, including the Gulf waters.

IDQ1125001
Southeast Gulf, South of Cape Keer-Weer:
Tuesday until midnight:  Winds: Variable 5 to 10 knots, and afternoon inshore
sea breezes 10 to 15 knots.  Seas: 0.7 of a metre.  Swell: Less than 1.5 metres.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Wednesday:  Winds: Variable 5 to 10 knots,  and afternoon inshore sea breezes 10
to 15 knots.  Seas: 0.7 of a metre  Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms. 
Thursday:  Winds: NE to NW 10 to 15 knots. Afternoon inshore sea breezes. 
Friday:  Winds: SW to SE 10 to 15 knots. Afternoon sea breezes inshore.

IDQ1125002
Northeast Gulf, North of Cape Keer-Weer: 
Tuesday until midnight:  Winds: SE to NE 10 to 15 knots near Torres Strait.
Variable 5 to 10 knots elsewhere with inshore afternoon sea breezes 10 to 15
knots. Seas: 0.7 to 1.2 metres.  Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
Wednesday:  Winds: SE to NE 10 to 15 knots near Torres Strait. Variable 5 to 10
knots elsewhere with inshore afternoon sea breezes 10 to 15 knots. Seas: 0.7 to
1.2 metres.  Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. 
Thursday:  Winds: SE to NE 10 to 15 knots. Inshore afternoon sea breezes 10 to
15 knots.
Friday:  Winds: SE to NE 10 to 15 knots. Inshore afternoon sea breezes 10 to 15
knots. 

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:34 am EST Wednesday.
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